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Chapter XXIX The Confusion of King Agramant’s Camp
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Itwas Waverley’s custom sometimes to ride a little apart from the main body, to look at any object of curiosity which occurred on the march. They were now in Lancashire, when, attracted by a castellated old hall, he left the squadron for half an hour to take a survey and slight sketch2 of it. As he returned down the avenue he was met by Ensign Maccombich. This man had contracted a sort of regard for Edward since the day of his first seeing him at Tully-Veolan and introducing him to the Highlands. He seemed to loiter, as if on purpose to meet with our hero. Yet, as he passed him, he only approached his stirrup and pronounced the single word ‘Beware!’ and then walked swiftly on, shunning4 all further communication.
Edward, somewhat surprised at this hint, followed with his eyes the course of Evan, who speedily disappeared among the trees. His servant, Alick Polwarth, who was in attendance, also looked after the Highlander5, and then riding up close to his master, said, —
‘The ne’er be in me, sir, if I think you’re safe amang thae Highland3 rinthereouts.’
‘What do you mean, Alick?’ said Waverley.
‘The Mac-Ivors, sir, hae gotten it into their heads that ye hae affronted6 their young leddy, Miss Flora7; and I hae heard mae than ane say, they wadna tak muckle to mak a black-cock o’ ye; and ye ken8 weel eneugh there’s mony o’ them wadna mind a bawbee the weising a ball through the Prince himsell, an the Chief gae them the wink9, or whether he did or no, if they thought it a thing that would please him when it was dune10.’
Waverley, though confident that Fergus Mac-Ivor was
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